New York State Reaches Over $86 Million Settlement With Utilities For Failures During Emergencies
The governor says utility companies are required to develop storm response plans and enhance communication and coordination with local governments.
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The governor says utility companies are required to develop storm response plans and enhance communication and coordination with local governments.
Many services are buried in red tape, fighting with insurance companies about what's covered and what's not.
There has been a stunning rebuke of Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city's inability to stem the tide of gun violence.
There is an agreement that has been reached after controversy over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plans to build a monument honoring COVID-19 essential workers.
It has been years in the making, and now Legoland New York is finally open.
The measure extends a policy put in place during the pandemic that helped eateries stay afloat.
The governor's plan includes millions of dollars for prevention efforts, and will establish a state police gun trafficking unit.
New York has a new pandemic law.
Deadly overdoses have reached alarming levels during the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition, 35% say they are prepared to re-elect Cuomo if he runs, while 56% would prefer "someone else," the poll found.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to build a monument in Battery Park City, honoring the coronavirus pandemic's essential workers. But the project is facing growing criticism.
The bill allows New Yorkers to update their state identifications and birth certificates with a gender-neutral "X" designation.
Health experts warn those who have not been vaccinated the virus is still a threat, especially in the city.
With ranked choice voting, we won't know who the next mayor will be until next month.
It will feature 19 red maple trees to symbolize the 19 groups of essential workers who served during the pandemic.
Among the rules expiring: The ability to get alcoholic beverages to go from restaurants and bars.
The SLEEP Act outlaws certain modifications that make mufflers louder than the manufacturer intended and would increase the fines for illegally modified mufflers and exhaust systems from $150 to $1,000.
The $242 million project will house New York's first museum dedicated to Civil Rights and provide 170 units of affordable housing.
Fireworks illuminated the sky over 10 locations statewide, reawakening the City that Never Sleeps from a long nap.
"It's our way of saying thank you all across the state," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
Cuomo said fireworks displays will be held across the state Tuesday night to celebrate the health care heroes and other essential workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.
Those who are unvaccinated are most at risk and already make up a vast majority of new infections and hospitalizations.
The latest numbers show about 68.6% of adults have gotten at least one shot.
None of the finger pointing can change the reality that the city has so far failed to stem the tide of gun violence. Shootings are up 68% so far this year.
New York City's public schools will continue its mandatory mask policy.
Sam Carrick scored in overtime and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as the Rangers beat the Devils on Thursday night.
The NYPD is stationing officers at Central Business District entry points with patrol cars looking for illegal or obstructed license plates.
President-elect Trump's sentencing for his criminal conviction in New York is scheduled for Friday morning.
A new audit has found nearly 400 New Jersey police departments spent over $1 million total on a controversial training program known as "Street Cop."
Tributes were held for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday across the greater New York City area.
The NYPD is stationing officers at Central Business District entry points with patrol cars looking for illegal or obstructed license plates.
Tributes were held for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday across the greater New York City area.
Congestion pricing is causing parking problems at Long Island Rail Road stations as commuters ditch driving into Manhattan.
New York Blood Center's newest donation site just opened to the public Thursday in Midtown at a critical time for donations.
People in the Tri-State Area are asking how they can help those who have lost everything in the Los Angeles wildfires.
Tributes were held for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday across the greater New York City area.
People in the Tri-State Area are asking how they can help those who have lost everything in the Los Angeles wildfires.
Hate groups are not only promoting that content on popular social media sites, but a CBS News New York investigation shows they're actively trying to recruit kids into their ideology.
The New York City area will see one more day of windy, cold weather before temperatures return to normal.
The cold weather continues around NYC, and there's more snow on the way. But the question is, how much?
A new audit has found nearly 400 New Jersey police departments spent over $1 million total on a controversial training program known as "Street Cop."
The fate of a former New Jersey school bus aide charged in the death of a special needs student is in the hands of a jury.
Hate groups are not only promoting that content on popular social media sites, but a CBS News New York investigation shows they're actively trying to recruit kids into their ideology.
The New York City area will see one more day of windy, cold weather before temperatures return to normal.
A New Jersey man killed in the Jan. 1 New Orleans terror attack was honored Wednesday.
Congestion pricing is causing parking problems at Long Island Rail Road stations as commuters ditch driving into Manhattan.
A couple says some of their 23 cats alerted them to a raging fire in the middle of the night at their home in Copiague, New York.
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos had his February sentencing delayed until April so he can keep making new episodes of his podcast.
Ray Tierney, the district attorney credited for the arrest of Rex Heuermann in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case, will be running for re-election next year.
Several people, including two children, were injured in a crash involving a school bus Tuesday in Old Westbury, Long Island.
President-elect Trump's sentencing for his criminal conviction in New York is scheduled for Friday morning.
Tributes were held for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday across the greater New York City area.
Congestion pricing is causing parking problems at Long Island Rail Road stations as commuters ditch driving into Manhattan.
The U.S. had filed an appeal to stop plea proceedings for alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others from moving forward Friday in the war court in Guantanamo Bay.
President-elect Trump's sentencing for his criminal conviction is scheduled for Friday.
New York Blood Center's newest donation site just opened to the public Thursday in Midtown at a critical time for donations.
Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.
In New York City alone, there were nearly 1,300 cases in December. That's almost triple the number during same time in 2023.
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new legislation in the executive budget to change New York's involuntary commitment standards.
"Inside Edition" correspondent Alison Hall opens up about her breast cancer battle and how Olivia Munn's own experience with early detection inspired her to take a life-saving risk assessment test.
New York City's Broadway Week is back, offering two tickets for the price of one to select Broadway shows in January and February.
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and a social activist, but he was best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary.
The actor Aubrey Plaza has spoken out for the first time since her husband Jeff Baena's death last week. He was 47.
Here is the full list of winners who took home awards at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
Sam Carrick scored in overtime and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as the Rangers beat the Devils on Thursday night.
The New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
The Detroit Pistons won their fifth straight game over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
The Panthers will play host to the Rangers at loanDepot Park in Miami -- home of baseball's Marlins -- on Jan. 2, 2026, the NHL said Wednesday.
The Stars rallied from an early three-goal deficit to defeat the struggling Rangers on Tuesday night.
Two eighth graders in Queens are being hailed as heroes after their quick thinking helped a woman who had taken a bad fall near their school.
Neighbors were left baffled and heartbroken after an unknown perpetrator left slash marks across two street trees in Ridgewood, Queens.
Musicians and student groups marched through the snowy streets of East Harlem on Monday to celebrate Three Kings Day.
New Yorkers can now be fined $50 if they fail to secure their trash bins properly, but some Brooklyn residents say the city is failing to maintain the same standards.
A young man from Mauritania receives help settling into the city as he serves as a youth ambassador for others.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for January 9 at 11 p.m.
Thursday was a somber day for many in the Bronx as they remembered the 17 people killed in an apartment fire three years ago. The blaze is considered one of the deadliest in the city's history. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal shows us how loved ones are honoring those who were lost.
Thursday was a national day of mourning as the country remembered former President Jimmy Carter. He was laid to rest in Plains, Georgia, and before that, Carter's state funeral was held in Washington. CBS News New York's Kristine Johnson reports.
President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday in Manhattan in his hush money trial. Late Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected his bid to delay the sentencing. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
The devastation from the California wildfires is heartbreaking to see, and many people are looking for ways to help the victims. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman spoke to volunteers from organizations in the Tri-State Area who are reaching out a hand to the West Coast.
